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BPBM 27637Vertebrate Zoology

Rhyticeros plicatus

Blyth's Hornbill

As recorded: Aceros plicatus (J.R.Forster, 1781)

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Bucerotiformes › Bucerotidae

Region
Papua New Guinea
Record type
Preserved specimen
18 Bishop specimens of Rhyticeros plicatus · collected 1962–1962Species page ›

Rhyticeros plicatus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 415 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

Rhyticeros plicatus observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Malango, SB-GU, SB

(c) seasav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Rhyticeros plicatus observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Solomon Islands, SB

(c) seasav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Rhyticeros plicatus observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID

(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rhyticeros plicatus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Pulau Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Vest-Papua, ID

(c) rangerdanmark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rhyticeros plicatus observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

West Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia

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Rhyticeros plicatus observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia

(c) Nur Khoirinnisaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Rhyticeros plicatus. BPBM 27637. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34601569. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/27637.

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